Longer-term health gains

Your longer-term risks of cancer, lung disease, heart disease and stroke will significantly reduce, and after:

• 1 year, your risk of heart attack halves compared to a smoker’s
• 10 years, your risk of death from lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker
• 15 years, your risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked

You will also be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, bone disease such as osteoporosis, eye disease and dementia.